11/7/2015
Admonish
Parts of Speech:
Definition:
Verb
1. to warn against
something 2. to
scold someone
Synonym:
Scold, warn
Antonym:
Acclaim, praise
Rhymes with:
Astonish
Mr. Paddington admonished us not to throw food in the cafeteria. Anonymous
Definition:
1. unknown or
unnamed 2.
lacking
individuality or
character
Parts of Speech:
Adjective
Synonym:
incognito, secret
Antonym:
known, recognized
Rhymes with:
Bottomless
The author of the book remained anonymous even after the book won countless awards.
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11/7/2015
Astute
Definition:
Parts of Speech:
smart and perceptive
Synonym:
Adjective
bright, insightful
Antonym:
ignorant, idiotic
Sounds Like:
Absolute
Young Jordan made the astute comment that Wordusedinasentence
bullies often have problems at home.
Bystander
Definition:
one who looks on
or observes; a
person present but
not taking part
Parts of Speech:
Noun
Synonym:
witness
Antonym: Participant
Sounds Like:
Among all the bystanders at the parade, I Wordusedinasentence
was the shortest so I had the worst view.
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11/7/2015
Casualty
Parts of Speech:
Definition:
a person killed or injured in a war or accident
Noun
Synonym:
Victim, loss
Sounds Like:
During the American Civil War there were 360,222 Union casualties and 258,000 Confederate casualties, making it by far the deadliest war in American history
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